Criminal justice and the Catholic Church
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Criminal justice and the Catholic Church
(A Sheed & Ward book)
Rowman & Littlefield, c2008
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 149-159
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Catholic Church has had a dramatic impact on both the structure and understanding of criminal justice up to the present. This book surveys the history of the church to suggest that despite demonstrable abuses, a humane and redemptive theory of criminal justice can be constructed that is harmonious with biblical sources, tradition, and current normative emphases in Catholic social thought.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Chapter One: What is the Prison and Who is the Prisoner? Chapter 3 The Prison Chapter 4 Criminal Justice in the Old Testament Chapter 5 The Image of the Prisoner and its Importance Chapter 6 The Prisoner as Person Chapter 7 Summary Part 8 Chapter Two: The Justification of Punishment Chapter 9 The Retributive Dimension of Punishment Chapter 10 The State and the Punishment of Offenders Chapter 11 Criminal Justice and Self-Punishment Chapter 12 Conclusion Part 13 Chapter Three: The End of Punishment Chapter 14 Internal Reform Chapter 15 Social Reintegration Chapter 16 Conclusion Part 17 Chapter Four: Prison as the Normative Means of Punishment Chapter 18 Penance and the Origins of Confinement Chapter 19 The Prison in the Catholic Tradition Chapter 20 Conclusion Part 21 Chapter Five: The Prison and Secular Society Chapter 22 Secular Justice and the Church Chapter 23 Secular Justice and Secular Prisons Chapter 24 Catholic Effects on Secular Justice Part 25 Chapter Six: A Catholic Theory of Criminal Justice Chapter 26 Elements of the Theory Chapter 27 The Catholic Church and Contemporary Corrections Chapter 28 Conclusion
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